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I came across the following kernel of wisdom on the website of a small independent pet food business.
“We – by which I mean we pet owners – don’t pay our vets enough money.
No, honestly.
Most vets are dependent on commercial organisations to help supplement their income. They get sponsorship, fees, research grants and training from pharmaceutical companies and other organisations such as dog food manufacturers.
They also make commission from selling everything from medicines to, of course, food. Indeed, many small animal practices earn as much as a third of their revenue from dog and cat food sales alone.
If we pet owners were willing to pay more in fees then maybe vets could free themselves of their dependence on businesses that so obviously have a vested interest in providing support.
I would go so far as to say that an unwillingness to pay vets what they are worth has led to the fact that the whole veterinary profession is geared towards curing problems instead of preventing them.
This is because there is money in cures but not in prevention.”
As well as being highly insulting about the veterinary profession, it’s not correct and doesn’t even make sense.
I’ve been in and involved with the veterinary profession for 45 years and I can say with assurance that vets do not depend for their income on the largesse of vested commercial interests. Yes, they are businesses and they do make money from selling things, but that is something you see quite commonly in business, certainly in this part of the world. Isn’t there a mighty contradiction in asserting that vets make money from selling pet food and then accuse them of being more interested in cure than prevention? I may not agree with their choice of brands but the sale of particular pet foods by vets is geared to health promotion rather than prolonging ill health in pets.
The idea that vets derive as much as a third of their income from pet food is simply laughable.
For 30 years at least I’ve believed that vets should make their money from selling high quality pet food rather than treating the ailments caused by poor food. And I ‘m willing to bet that the writer of the above diatribe would agree with that as long as it was his food they were selling. With comments like this, I think he will be waiting a long time.
